First ride on easton fork today. 42 mile loop with 3k ft of asecedning really put it through the paces. I'm really impressed with how the Easton fork feels. Front end is stiffened up and quicker turn in. That's the most impressive upgrade yet, weight , handling and looks. The enve fork was just too $$$. Howich does it weigh?

First ride on easton fork today. 42 mile loop with 3k ft of asecedning really put it through the paces. I'm really impressed with how the Easton fork feels. Front end is stiffened up and quicker turn in. That's the most impressive upgrade yet, weight , handling and looks. The enve fork was just too $$$. Howich does it weigh?

My Edge/Enve 1.0 was 305g uncut.I got mine for $395. on sale, but I've seen it as low as $295.

Nice work 2ndgen. I would reconsider the positioning of the shifters in combination with the handlebar.

Thanks.

Yeah, I just switched my stem angle from 17 degrees to 6 degrees. I'll definitely have to reconfigure the cockpit a bit, however, it's not as bad as it looks in the picture. I'm purposely "not" posting great pics. They are kind of teaser pictures. My bike is screaming for a new saddle (both aesthetically and for my own personal preference).

Wow. I made it. I'm done. For now. For a while. But, I made it. I was blindly right to believe that the saddle would tie the bike together.Like I said before, once I did one thing to this bike, something else wouldjump out at me. It became a never-ending cycle (no pun intended).

Maybe that's why The Riddler's Question Mark kept calling out to me as a theme.I didn't know why I couldn't be happy with the bike, why I had to keep doing something to it or why I felt it needed more. Now that I see it in person as I'd see it in my head, I understand. I didn't know what exactly it was that Iwas looking for or trying to achieve with this build. It was literally an Enigma.

Today, I figured it out. Balance. That is what I was after. Not murdered-out after all. But, balanced.

For the first time ever I'm looking at it and don't see where I can improve it. I mean really, I'm content. The only thing that'll take it to the next level would be a set of 58mm carbon clinchers for effect, but right now, the Ksyriums are looking so hot.

Next, a nice ride to dial it in here and there, a nice detailing session and pictures. This ain't no "too pretty to ride" bike, but it's a real world, pound the pavement rig.

Budget:I paid $815. for the 2009 Cannondale CAAD9-7 and got $215. for the OEM parts I sold off (still have OEM fork/wheelset/tires/fr der/seat post/brakeset) which brings my original price down to $600. [easily far less than just buying the frameset alone as I had once considered].

I put about $3,400. of upgrades into it bringing my total to $4,000. (If I sell-off my leftover OEM bits, I could bring that down to $3,600.)

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